Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington,
Telford
TF1 1LX
Contact
Hayley Smith
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Reference number
WHISP-186
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the competitive process. The Procurement relates to the Invitation to Tender for the procurement of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board. The purpose of this procurement was to secure a Service Provider to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £95,655,952
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
- UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Main site or place of performance
This service is commissioned to cover patients registered with a GP within the geographic area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - NUTS Codes UKG22 & UKG21.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the competitive process. The Procurement relates to the Invitation to Tender for the procurement of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board. The purpose of this procurement was to secure a Service Provider to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.
The overarching scope and purpose of this service is to deliver evidence-based emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, including children in care and vulnerable children and young people (CYP).
The service will employ the nationally recommended I Thrive model and seamless dedicated pathways to facilitate a person-centred, trauma-informed, needs-based partnership approach to ensuring our children and young people receive the right support at the right time, in the right place, with a key focus on early identification, support and prevention.
The service target population is CYP aged 0-25 (18-25 for transition into adult care for existing patients) experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties, including but not limited to:
• Early help and prevention
• Anxiety disorders
• Depression
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD and ADD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Trauma and attachment issues
• Bereavement & Loss (including loss as a result of entering care)
• Emotional difficulties linked to identity and gender dysphoria or dysmorphia
• Eating disorders including ARFID
• Self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Tourettes
The following outcomes will be achieved through the effective delivery of this service:
• Improve access to the right support or service at the right time, through one integrated service that is trauma-informed, clearly understood, easy to navigate, one point of entry, multi-agency working and sharing of information.
• Placing CYP and families at the heart of the service, delivering person-centred, outcome driven care and support.
• Implement a preventative and early help model, raising early awareness and universal support to prevent needs from escalating, equipping families and children and young people with the skills and techniques to support their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
• Improve availability of enhanced earlier support for CYP with their emotional health and wellbeing with a real focus on earlier identification of needs, therapeutic support and prevention.
• Reduce waiting times for those individuals waiting for assessment, support, therapy, treatment or an intervention.
• Improve support whilst waiting through an effective multi-agency approach to needs and risk.
• Improve health outcomes for the individual through integrated and person-centred care, and proactive planning of step down, discharge or transfer.
• Improve access and availability of information, support, education for children, young people and families.
• Prioritising the needs of our most vulnerable children and young people and their families, providing dedicated trauma-informed support across the I-Thrive model.
• Young people and their families successfully supported through their transition into adulthood and where necessary, adult services. Enabling Care leavers access to the emotional wellbeing mental health support up until the age of 25.
• A service model that is aligned with and complements the system Integrated Care Strategy and priorities of the Local Authorities.
• Improve access to and outcome of using services in terms of addressing inequalities, including remote rural locations, digital exclusion, accessibility, transport links, those who are reliant on carers, those with different communication needs.
• Effective integrated joint working approaches between CAMHS and services such as education/community drug alcohol treatment/domestic abuse/social care/Public Health etc. with agreement on how services will work together to meet the holistic needs of the CYP.
This is a block contract and will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for up to a further two-year period. The approximate lifetime value including the available extension is £95,655,952.00 inclusive of VAT where applicable. NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions will apply. The anticipated Contract go-live date is 01st April 2026.
The Authority reserves the right to modify this Contract at any time during the Contract period in accordance with local, national and regional requirements affecting this service, including but not limited to; changes in guidelines, clinical governance, the updating of the clinical pathway and patient / activity volume increases which may increase the overall cost. Any required modification will be made in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The contract award key criteria are specified in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: The contract award key criteria are specified in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-039230
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
WHISP-186
Title
Provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £95,655,952
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Thursday 23rd October 2025, this can be made via email to stw.stw.cmt@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
The decision to award this procurement has been taken by the following approval committee at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB:
1) Strategic Commissioning & Productivity Committee (SCPC) 30/09/2025
There were no conflicts of interest identified among SCPC members approving the award of the procurement.
The selected provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria. The Key Criteria was:
PSR Key Criteria 1 - Quality and Innovation 33.00%
PSR Key Criteria 2 - Value 30.00%
PSR Key Criteria 3 - Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 16.00%
PSR Key Criteria 4 - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 11.00%
PSR Key Criteria 5 - Social Value 10.00%
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington
Telford
TF1 1LX
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Representations must be made to the relevant authority at the email address indicated in section VI.3 by Thursday 23rd October 2025 and clearly articulate any suspected breach in the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This will then be reviewed by the ICB's PSR Representation Review Panel.